Kid3 – Audio tag editor is an open-source cross-platform software to tag multiple audio file formats. It supports MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, Flac, MP4, MPC, WAV and etc..
This tutorial will be helpful for beginners to install Kid3 audio tag editor 3.8.3 in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 18.04 and LinuxMint
Top Features of Kid3
- Edit ID3v1.1 tags
- Edit all ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 frames
- Generate tags from filenames
- Generate tags from contents of tag fields
- Generate playlist files
- Auto convert upper and lower case replace strings
- export tags as CSV,HTML, XML and other formats
Changelog of Kid3 3.8.3
- Usability improvements
- User interface translation
- Updated Handbooks to new languages
- Dark Mode
How to install Kid3 in Ubuntu / LinuxMint?
It can be installed in Ubuntu and LinuxMint via official kid3 PPA and it is the easiest method for installation
Step 1: Add the Kid3 PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ufleisch/kid3
Step 2: Update the repository
sudo apt update
Step 3: Install Kid3
sudo apt install kid3-qt
For CLI version use the below command
sudo apt install kid3-cli
Uninstall Kid3 in Ubuntu / LinuxMint
To uninstall the installed Kid3 run the below command
sudo add-apt-repository –remove ppa:ufleisch/kid3
sudo apt remove –auto-remove kid3*
